Was thinking of rescuing/adopting adult Anoltolian? PICTURES ADDED

[Southern by choice]

I have a pyr/maremma male and a pyr/anatolian/ akbash/ovcharka female. They had pups last year and I ended up with 2 that were black and white. Here is a picture of one of them.

More than likely passed to the pups from the ovcharka part in your female.

There are a lot of "accidents" out there and people are less than honest and like to pass off dogs as being "rare", special breeding-highly valuable etc. etc. .

I did google this too, and it was as I figured... but out of respect for our poster and staying on subject, I will say with a big smile.... NO COMMENT.

BTW the pup is cute

 

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I went to look at 'Pyr' pups once...got there and some were black. The father was obviously a Newfie (I have one), webbed feet and no DD claws.... but they assured me he was a 'black pyr' b/c that's what someone told them.

I agree they do best in M / F pairs. All you can do is try it. Good luck.

 

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Here are some pictures of her. She's not quite a year old. That's a 4' fence she's propped up on in the one picture. I have no idea about what the different LGD breeds should look like, so if anyone has any input, feel free to speak up. As I said, the guy says she's a great pyr/maremma cross. I know the guy a little bit and I don't think he's a BS'er, if anything, maybe whoever he got the dog from told him it was that breed and he's just repeating it. I don't always judge an adult dog solely on breeding, but also by personality, temperment, mannerisms, etc. I'm going over there this afternoon, so we'll see.

I'm not particularly worried about chickens, as we only have a few, but we have a lot of really friendly pet ducks & geese down at the pond and an awesome pet turkey around the yard and I don't want them turned into kibble

As a sidenote about dogs killing chickens.... When I was in high school I had a bulldog/cur dog that started killing our neighbors chickens. My grandpa was an old school farmer and told me to tie one of the dead chickens to the dogs neck/collar and leave it. I did, and as you can imagine, after a few days it got RIPE and eventually fell off. That dog never killed another chicken. Didn't even show any interest in them. Didn't know if any of you have ever heard of anything like that?

Thanks again for the input on the LGD.

 

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The dog for sale here is black with a little white. He says its a rare color?

Sorry, this is not a pyr/maremma. You are right, maybe that is just what he was told.

She is a cutie though. I do notice she is fenced in and not with any livestock (or it appears that way) I notice chickens in the background, and ducks to the side. I also notice that a fence is separating her from them.

I'm not particularly worried about chickens, as we only have a few, but we have a lot of really friendly pet ducks & geese down at the pond and an awesome pet turkey around the yard and I don't want them turned into kibble

I would definitely want to see her with the ducks etc first. I wouldn't just ask questions of why she is separated from them, ask the guy to put her with them, for at least 20 minutes while you all move back and watch her from a distance. I would hate to see your pets eaten.

As a sidenote about dogs killing chickens.... When I was in high school I had a bulldog/cur dog that started killing our neighbors chickens. My grandpa was an old school farmer and told me to tie one of the dead chickens to the dogs neck/collar and leave it. I did, and as you can imagine, after a few days it got RIPE and eventually fell off. That dog never killed another chicken. Didn't even show any interest in them.

Some it has worked for others not, most dogs actually love dead things. Some dogs think this is a reward, and are happy to carry it around til it falls off and now they get a "toy". Worth trying though.

 

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I know Maremmas are more streamlined and shorter-coated than pyrs but....that dog hasn't got the build of a pyr / maremma cross from what I've seen of them.
Looks more like a Border Collie x to me....could be some pyr in there but....maybe border collie x maremma?

She's a pretty dog but agree w/ SBC, she may be seperated for a reason and I'd hate for your critters to suffer for it. Herding breeds can be very rough on livestock if they don't have room to work / run.

 

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I noticed the fence between her & the birds. He said she stays with goats, and I can see a goat house in the picture. I dunno. I guess I will know more later today. I'm a little more skeptical now....

She is cute .Any thoughts on what she may be? Glad I posted on here, because I have no idea about these dogs.

 

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I surely don't want any kind of border collie. I knew a guy who had those and they are not for me.